Our fathers came
And colonized
For the good they did
They were despised

And one man died
For every mile
Their graves remain
Along the railway line

I'm proud to be
A northern boy
A northern boy
I’m proud to be

And I feel glad
About the times I had
In that dear land
North of the Zambezi

I’ve been a soldier
In my day
With my southern brothers
Far in their fray

On the battlefield
We won the day
Then a political bomb
Blew us all away

I'm proud to be
A northern boy
A northern boy
I’m proud to be

And I feel glad
About the times I had
In that dear land
North of the Zambezi

Old timers built
That land we knew
Before the winds of change
Came howling through

And if they
Were alive today
What they'd see
Would break their hearts in two

I'm proud to be (I'm proud to be)
A northern boy (A northern boy)
A northern boy (A northern boy)
I’m proud to be

And I feel glad
About the times I had
In that fair land
North of the Zambezi

In his dreams, this Northern boy
Feels his memories drift away
To the times that haunt his mind
Feels he must go back someday

I'm proud to be (I'm proud to be)
A northern boy (A northern boy)
A northern boy (A northern boy)
I’m proud to be

And I feel glad
About the times I had
In that fair land
North of the Zambezi